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Sunday, September 18, 2016

German Mirror with DecoArt

Hello Dear Friends:

I would like to share this German Mirror painting that I made....using my DecoArt Americana Acrylic paints.

The design of this mirror is inspired from a piece painted in 1837, by an unknown artist.
The style is know as "Bauernmalerei", or Folk farmer's painting, found in the areas of Bavaria, Austria and the Swiss Alps.
It was re-designed and taught by my Decorative Painting Teacher Carl Larson.

Note: ***His piece was an "old baroque mirror", so I decided to choose a more "affordable" (the mirror is from IKEA) and "modern" shape (square) for my project. I "twisted a little" his original design in order to fit his design in a square shape and choose some different flowers and scrolls than his.

We started in class and we painted it for several weeks
1st you seal the wood,
then you paint the background with black
then trace pattern
and finally start painting all the designs.
when Finished erase lines from pattern and varnish with 2 or 3 coats

This is My painting setting in class...

In "Bauernmalerei" or "Bavarian Folk art" style of painting; the backgrounds are traditionally painted in dark hues such as green or black.
The flowers in yellows and reds such as roses and tulips, are traditional from this style.
And Scrolls are many times included in this style of painting

Arrangement of "tölzer Roses" on the center paired with tiny daisies.

another angle
of the roses, bell flowers, daisies and tulips...

and I finished it at home.

last photo of my finished project

Thanks for the visit.

until a next project...

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The DecoArt Americana acrylic paints that I used to realize this project are...

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!...AND Thank you for taking the time to comment on my post today...It keeps me motivated! If you have any questions please feel free to contact me, I will be more than happy to answer them.THANKS again, Bibiana

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About Me

Hi, I'm Bibiana & I love to share my passion of card making with all of you. My formal training is in languages; when I discovered the world of rubber stamping, I passionately and deeply fell in LOVE!...I started collecting, learning and right away I found myself teaching card making... Not long after, the urge to share this passion, with a wider audience, became more present and my personal Blog "Stamping with Bibiana" came to life... My posts, showcase cards, paper crafts projects or ideas that I make for my personal use, that I find pretty and/or that I design for various Craft companies. Besides, being currently in "Memory Box" DT, I also, run their foreign language Blogs. I am as well a Guest Tutorial Designer @ Various Online Sites. Finally, I created and host the monthly "Artsy CraftsyThrowback Thursday" Challenge! I hope that you will find something inspiring! Thank you so much for taking the time to read, visit my blogs and look at my creations! Bibiana